The UEFA European Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations). Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between FIFA World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations' Cup, changing to the current name in 1968.
Starting with the 1996 tournament, specific championships are often referred to in the form "UEFA Euro XXXX". Prior to entering the tournament all teams other than the host nations (which qualify automatically) compete in a qualifying process.
Germany have participated in fourteen European Championships, five of which were as West Germany and nine of which were as (unified) Germany. By doing so, the nation holds the record of most participations in the competition's history.
Germany are holders of three European titles, won in 1972 in Belgium, in 1980 in Italy, and in 1996 in England. The team have finished out of the top eight on only three occasions, in the 2000,[1] 2004[2] and 2020 tournaments. They have reached at least the semi-finals on nine occasions, an unparalleled record in the competition.
Champions Runners-up Third place Tournament played fully or partially on home soil
| Year | Manager | Captain | Final goalscorer(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Helmut Schön | Franz Beckenbauer | Gerd Müller (2), Herbert Wimmer | |
| 1980 | Jupp Derwall | Bernard Dietz | Horst Hrubesch (2) | |
| 1996 | Berti Vogts | Jürgen Klinsmann | Oliver Bierhoff (2) |
| Year | Round | Opponent | Score | Germany scorer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Semi-finals | 2–1 | G. Müller (2) | |
| Final | 3–0 | G. Müller (2), Wimmer | ||
| 1976 | Semi-finals | 4–2 | Flohe, D. Müller (3) | |
| Final | 2–2 | D. Müller, Hölzenbein | ||
| 1980 | Group 1 | 1–0 | Rummenigge | |
| 3–2 | Allofs (3) | |||
| 0–0 | — | |||
| Final | 2–1 | Hrubesch (2) | ||
| 1984 | Group 2 | 0–0 | — | |
| 2–1 | Völler (2) | |||
| 0–1 | — | |||
| 1988 | Group 1 | 1–1 | Brehme | |
| 2–0 | Klinsmann, Thon | |||
| 2–0 | Völler (2) | |||
| Semi-finals | 1–2 | Matthäus | ||
| 1992 | Group 2 | 1–1 | Häßler | |
| 2–0 | Riedle, Effenberg | |||
| 1–3 | Klinsmann | |||
| Semi-finals | 3–2 | Häßler, Riedle (2) | ||
| Final | 0–2 | — | ||
| 1996 | Group C | 2–0 | Ziege, Möller | |
| 3–0 | Sammer, Klinsmann (2) | |||
| 0–0 | — | |||
| Quarter-finals | 2–1 | Klinsmann, Sammer | ||
| Semi-finals | 1–1 | Kuntz | ||
| Final | 2–1 | Bierhoff (2) | ||
| 2000 | Group A | 1–1 | Scholl | |
| 0–1 | — | |||
| 0–3 | — | |||
| 2004 | Group D | 1–1 | Frings | |
| 0–0 | — | |||
| 1–2 | Ballack | |||
| 2008 | Group B | 2–0 | Podolski (2) | |
| 1–2 | Podolski | |||
| 1–0 | Ballack | |||
| Quarter-finals | 3–2 | Schweinsteiger, Klose, Ballack | ||
| Semi-finals | 3–2 | Schweinsteiger, Klose, Lahm | ||
| Final | 0–1 | — | ||
| 2012 | Group B | 1–0 | Gómez | |
| 2–1 | Gómez (2) | |||
| 2–1 | Podolski, Bender | |||
| Quarter-finals | 4–2 | Lahm, Khedira, Klose, Reus | ||
| Semi-finals | 1–2 | Özil | ||
| 2016 | Group C | 2–0 | Mustafi, Schweinsteiger | |
| 0–0 | — | |||
| 1–0 | Gómez | |||
| Round of 16 | 3–0 | Boateng, Gómez, Draxler | ||
| Quarter-finals | 1–1 | Özil | ||
| Semi-finals | 0–2 | — | ||
| 2020 | Group F | 0–1 | — | |
| 4–2 | Dias (o.g.), Guerreiro (o.g.), Havertz, Gosens | |||
| 2–2 | Havertz, Goretzka | |||
| Round of 16 | 0–2 | — | ||
| 2024 | Group A | 5–1 | Wirtz, Musiala, Havertz, Füllkrug, Can | |
| 2–0 | Musiala, Gündoğan | |||
| 1–1 | Füllkrug | |||
| Round of 16 | 2–0 | Havertz, Musiala | ||
| Quarter-finals | 1–2 | Wirtz |
| Opponent | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Total | 58 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 89 | 59 |
See main article: UEFA Euro 1972.
See main article: UEFA Euro 1972 final tournament.
Semi-finals
Final
See main article: UEFA Euro 1972 final.
See main article: UEFA Euro 1976.
See main article: UEFA Euro 1976 final tournament.
Semi-finals
Final
See main article: UEFA Euro 1976 Final.
See main article: UEFA Euro 1980.
See main article: UEFA Euro 1980 Group 1.
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See main article: UEFA Euro 1980 knockout stage.
Final
See main article: UEFA Euro 1980 Final.
See main article: UEFA Euro 1984.
See main article: UEFA Euro 1984 Group 2.
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See main article: UEFA Euro 1988.
See main article: UEFA Euro 1988 Group 1.
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See main article: UEFA Euro 1988 knockout stage.
Semi-finals
See main article: UEFA Euro 1992.
See main article: UEFA Euro 1992 Group 2.
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See main article: UEFA Euro 1992 knockout stage.
Semi-finals
Final
See main article: UEFA Euro 1992 final.
See main article: UEFA Euro 1996.
See main article: UEFA Euro 1996 Group C.
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See main article: UEFA Euro 1996 knockout stage.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
See main article: UEFA Euro 1996 final.
See main article: UEFA Euro 2000.
See main article: UEFA Euro 2000 Group A.
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See main article: UEFA Euro 2004.
See main article: UEFA Euro 2004 Group D.
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See main article: UEFA Euro 2008.
See main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Group B.
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See main article: UEFA Euro 2008 knockout stage.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
See main article: UEFA Euro 2008 final.
See main article: UEFA Euro 2012.
See main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Group B.
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See main article: UEFA Euro 2012 knockout stage.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
See main article: UEFA Euro 2016.
See main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group C.
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See main article: UEFA Euro 2016 knockout stage.
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
See main article: UEFA Euro 2020.
See main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group F.
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See main article: UEFA Euro 2020 knockout stage.
See main article: UEFA Euro 2024.
See main article: UEFA Euro 2024 Group A. --------
See main article: UEFA Euro 2024 knockout stage.
| Rank | Player | Matches | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Neuer | 20 | 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 |
| 2 | Toni Kroos | 19 | |
| 3 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | 18 | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 |
| 4 | Thomas Müller | 17 | 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 |
| 5 | Philipp Lahm | 14 | 2004, 2008, 2012 |
| 6 | Mario Gómez | 13 | 2008, 2012, 2016 |
| Thomas Häßler | 1992, 1996, 2000 | ||
| Mats Hummels | 2012, 2016, 2020 | ||
| Joshua Kimmich | 2016, 2020, 2024 | ||
| Jürgen Klinsmann | 1988, 1992, 1996 | ||
| Miroslav Klose | 2004, 2008, 2012 |
| Rank | Player | Goals | Years (goals) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Gómez | 5 | 2012 (3), 2016 (2) |
| Jürgen Klinsmann | 1988, 1992, 1996 (3) | ||
| 3 | Kai Havertz | 4 | 2020 (2), 2024 (2) |
| Dieter Müller | 1976 (4) | ||
| Gerd Müller | 1972 (4) | ||
| Lukas Podolski | 2008 (3), 2012 | ||
| Rudi Völler | 1984 (2), 1988 (2) | ||
| 8 | Klaus Allofs | 3 | 1980 (3) |
| Michael Ballack | 2004, 2008 (2) | ||
| Miroslav Klose | 2008 (2), 2012 | ||
| Jamal Musiala | 2024 (3) | ||
| Karl-Heinz Riedle | 1992 (3) | ||
| Bastian Schweinsteiger | 2008 (2), 2016 |